#B838CD#B838CD
#B838CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.233 H 321.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B838CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 56, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 60%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 73%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.2%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.80, 69.27, -51.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.80, 86.44, 323.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.9% 0.1826 -0.1447) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.9% 0.233 321.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.1996, 17.4283, 59.4137) |
| Luminance | 0.1743 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 5.32
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.47
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 5.48
Hot Purple
#CB00F5
ΔE00 5.59
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.78
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B838CD #4DCD38
analogous
#6D38CD #B838CD #CD3897
triadic
#B838CD #CDB838 #38CDB8
tetradic
#B838CD #CD6D38 #4DCD38 #3897CD
square
#B838CD #CD6D38 #4DCD38 #3897CD
split-complementary
#B838CD #97CD38 #38CD6D
monochromatic
#631C6F #8F28A0 #B838CD #C969D9 #DB9AE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.68
#B838CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.49
#B838CD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B838CD
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B838CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B838CD | 1.00 | 4.68 | 4.49 | 4.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006BD1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4B79CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA5480
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b838cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 56, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.233 321.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d17bdd',
500: '#b838cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b838cd; $custom-light: #d17bdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b838cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 56,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 291.544,
"s": 59.839,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58899,
"c": 0.23294,
"h": 321.6
},
"luminance": 0.17426
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B838CD
secondary
#99D18F
accent
#E3455B
background
#FDF8FD
surface
#FAEFFB
border
#D3CAD4
text
#150A15
muted
#837C83